Wijedasa , Lahiru S., Abdul Aziz, Sheema, Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa, and Clements, Gopalasamy R. (2013) Does social media "like" conservation? The Scientist, 08 April 2013. pp. 1-2.

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[Extract] Social media is a powerful tool that can galvanize public support for conservation action. In a letter published in Science last October, researchers used an example of animal abuse in the context of the illegal wildlife trade to highlight the power of social media in bringing public attention to conservation issues (L. T. P. Ngiem et al., Science, 338:192-93, 2012). Based on our experience with Facebook, however, we caution that people are more likely to respond to issues that affect them on an immediate emotional level, which appears to be limited to certain aspects of conservation.

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Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2017 01:18
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